Below is the draft of the standard, reads pretty straightforward.
Achievement Standard
Subject Reference
English 1.6
Title
Construct and deliver an oral text
Level
1
Credits
3
Assessment
Internal
Subfield
English
Domain
English Oral Language
Status
Status date
Planned review date
Date version published
This achievement standard requires constructing, preparing and delivering an oral text that communicates ideas, information or opinions and uses oral language features appropriate to audience and purpose.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
· Develop and structure ideas in an oral text.
· Develop and structure ideas convincingly in an oral text.
· Develop and structure ideas effectively in an oral text.
· Use oral language features appropriate to audience and purpose.
· Use oral language features appropriate to audience and purpose with control.
· Use oral language features appropriate to audience and purpose with control to command attention.
Explanatory Notes
1 This achievement standard is derived from the Level 6 Creating Meaning strand [speaking] and related achievement objectives in the English Learning Area of The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz.
2 Oral texts at this level include speeches, seminars, oral histories, debates, live/recorded presentations or performances, and other appropriate oral text types. The text is primarily spoken and can include other appropriate presentation techniques.
3 Use means to select oral language features that are appropriate to audience and purpose and deliver an oral text.
4 Text presented must be the student’s own work.
5 Ideas include information, opinions, recounted experiences or events, observations, arguments, interpretations, narrative, thoughts or feelings.
6 Develop and structure ideas means to build on ideas by adding details or examples, and working towards a planned whole.
7 Convincingly means that the development of the ideas and structure is generally connected.
8 Effectively means that the development of the ideas and structure is compelling and well organised.
9 Language features could include the use of · verbal language techniques (e.g. rhetorical questions, alliteration) · body language (e.g. eye contact, stance, gesture, facial expression) · voice (e.g. tone, volume, pace, stress) · presentation features (e.g. props, costume, and demonstration materials or items.
10 Use language features with control means that language features and presentation techniques are selected and linked to the intended purpose and audience.
11 Command attention will be demonstrated through a confident and sustained text.
12 Although other languages may also be included in the text as appropriate (e.g. as an introduction or greeting), the performance must be mainly in English.
1 Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2 Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those achievement standards.
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
Achievement Standard
This achievement standard requires constructing, preparing and delivering an oral text that communicates ideas, information or opinions and uses oral language features appropriate to audience and purpose.
Achievement Criteria
Explanatory Notes
1 This achievement standard is derived from the Level 6 Creating Meaning strand [speaking] and related achievement objectives in the English Learning Area of The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz.
2 Oral texts at this level include speeches, seminars, oral histories, debates, live/recorded presentations or performances, and other appropriate oral text types. The text is primarily spoken and can include other appropriate presentation techniques.
3 Use means to select oral language features that are appropriate to audience and purpose and deliver an oral text.
4 Text presented must be the student’s own work.
5 Ideas include information, opinions, recounted experiences or events, observations, arguments, interpretations, narrative, thoughts or feelings.
6 Develop and structure ideas means to build on ideas by adding details or examples, and working towards a planned whole.
7 Convincingly means that the development of the ideas and structure is generally connected.
8 Effectively means that the development of the ideas and structure is compelling and well organised.
9 Language features could include the use of
· verbal language techniques (e.g. rhetorical questions, alliteration)
· body language (e.g. eye contact, stance, gesture, facial expression)
· voice (e.g. tone, volume, pace, stress)
· presentation features (e.g. props, costume, and demonstration materials or items.
10 Use language features with control means that language features and presentation techniques are selected and linked to the intended purpose and audience.
11 Command attention will be demonstrated through a confident and sustained text.
12 Although other languages may also be included in the text as appropriate (e.g. as an introduction or greeting), the performance must be mainly in English.
13 Conditions of Assessment related to this achievement standard can be found at www.tki.org.nz/e/community/ncea/conditions-assessment.php.
Quality Assurance
1 Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2 Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those achievement standards.